US20060048284A1 - Shell for ballistic helmet - Google Patents
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- US20060048284A1 US20060048284A1 US10/529,557 US52955705A US2006048284A1 US 20060048284 A1 US20060048284 A1 US 20060048284A1 US 52955705 A US52955705 A US 52955705A US 2006048284 A1 US2006048284 A1 US 2006048284A1
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A42—HEADWEAR
- A42B—HATS; HEAD COVERINGS
- A42B3/00—Helmets; Helmet covers ; Other protective head coverings
- A42B3/04—Parts, details or accessories of helmets
- A42B3/06—Impact-absorbing shells, e.g. of crash helmets
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F41—WEAPONS
- F41H—ARMOUR; ARMOURED TURRETS; ARMOURED OR ARMED VEHICLES; MEANS OF ATTACK OR DEFENCE, e.g. CAMOUFLAGE, IN GENERAL
- F41H5/00—Armour; Armour plates
- F41H5/02—Plate construction
- F41H5/04—Plate construction composed of more than one layer
- F41H5/0471—Layered armour containing fibre- or fabric-reinforced layers
- F41H5/0485—Layered armour containing fibre- or fabric-reinforced layers all the layers being only fibre- or fabric-reinforced layers
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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- Y10T156/10—Methods of surface bonding and/or assembly therefor
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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- This invention relates to shells for ballistic helmets, and more particularly to helmet shells made of paraaramide fabrics such as Kevlar®, protecting from bullets and fragments.
- a shell for ballistic helmet is supposed to stop incident shrapnel fragments or bullets, thereby protecting the head of the user.
- the aim of shell design and manufacture is to obtain a shell providing required ballistic protection at minimal weight.
- the weight of the shell is of great importance because the helmet user carries it for long periods of time, and the lighter the helmet, the more it is convenient in use.
- the ballistic protection of the helmet is normally tested by the so-called V50 test, 17 grain, according to known US and European standards.
- the test measures the velocity at which 50% of fragments pierce the helmet while 50% are retained.
- An average areal density of the shell material is the weight of the shell divided by its area.
- the ratio between the level of ballistic protection and the areal density is the decisive parameter determining the helmet quality, and in general if it is higher, then the helmet is better. This ratio is called protection coefficient:
- An additional parameter is the thickness of the shell. The smaller the thickness, the less awkward is the helmet and more convenient it is in usage.
- One of the most common technologies for production of ballistic helmet shells is pressure forming of the shells in a mold, from a stack of paraaramide fabric blanks with bonding resin.
- the manufacturers are known to use up to 16-24 layers of fabric with 220 to 300 g/m 2 areal density, and bonding resin in about 14-20% of the total shell weight.
- the stack of blanks soaked with resin is pressed in a mold at about 30-40 Kg/cm 2 pressure at temperature suitable for the resin polymerization.
- the obtained shells have more than 8-9 Kg/m 2 areal density, 7.5-9 mm thickness, and the shell weight is not less than 0.850 Kg.
- a shell for ballistic helmet formed from a plurality of paraaramide fabric layers and bonding resin.
- the fabric layers have areal density less than 200 g/m 2 , the shell has average thickness less than 6.5 mm and average areal density less than 7.5 Kg/m 2 .
- part of the fabric layers have areal density less than 160 g/m 2
- the rest fabric layers have areal density between 200 and 160 g/m 2 .
- the number of paraaramide layers should be greater than 28, preferably not less than 33, more preferably 38 and more, at least part of the layers having areal density not exceeding 160 g/m 2 .
- the bonding resin constitutes less than 12% of the shell weight.
- the present invention is based on a surprising discovery of the inventors that, if in a shell for a ballistic helmet formed from a plurality of paraaramide fabric layers and bonding resin, considerably greater number of layers is used than that known heretofore with a lower areal density (weight) of the layers than that typically used in the practice, the shell yields the required ballistic protection at lighter weight than conventional helmet shells, or better ballistic protection with the same shell weight. Another contributing factor is the usage of layers with different areal density.
- a method for the production of shells for ballistic helmets from a plurality of layers as described above including pressing and bonding the plurality of layers at pressure equal to or above 150 Kg/cm 2 , preferably above 300 Kg/cm 2 .
- composition and method of production according to the present invention provide for lighter helmets with better ballistic protection qualities.
- One example of the material used for the production of a shell according to the present invention is a material made of 38-40 layers of KEVLAR®-KM2 and/or other paraaramide fabric having areal density respectively 155 g/m 2 and 195 g/m 2 and bound by bonding resin of about 10-12% of the shell weight.
- the KEVLAR®-KM2 fabric is used mainly in the external layers of the shell.
- the above shell structure is manufactured by pressing the stack of blanks to 6 mm thickness using pressures of 150 to 300 Kg/cm 2 .
- the area of the shell is about 0.1 m 2 .
Abstract
A shell for ballistic helmet formed from a plurality of paraaramide fabric layers such as KEVLAR-KM2®, and bonding resin. All fabric layers have areal density less than 200 g/m2, preferably part of them have areal density less than 160 g/m2. The number of paraaramide layers is greater than 28, preferably 38 and more. The bonding resin constitutes less than 12% of the shell weight. The shell has average thickness less than 6.5 mm and average areal density less than 7.5 Kg/m2. A method for the production of such shells includes pressing and bonding the plurality of layers at pressure equal to or above 150 Kg/cm2, preferably above 300 Kg/cm2.
Description
- This invention relates to shells for ballistic helmets, and more particularly to helmet shells made of paraaramide fabrics such as Kevlar®, protecting from bullets and fragments.
- A shell for ballistic helmet is supposed to stop incident shrapnel fragments or bullets, thereby protecting the head of the user. The aim of shell design and manufacture is to obtain a shell providing required ballistic protection at minimal weight. The weight of the shell is of great importance because the helmet user carries it for long periods of time, and the lighter the helmet, the more it is convenient in use.
- The ballistic protection of the helmet is normally tested by the so-called V50 test, 17 grain, according to known US and European standards. The test measures the velocity at which 50% of fragments pierce the helmet while 50% are retained. An average areal density of the shell material is the weight of the shell divided by its area. The ratio between the level of ballistic protection and the areal density is the decisive parameter determining the helmet quality, and in general if it is higher, then the helmet is better. This ratio is called protection coefficient:
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- Protection coefficient=V50/areal density
- An additional parameter is the thickness of the shell. The smaller the thickness, the less awkward is the helmet and more convenient it is in usage.
- One of the most common technologies for production of ballistic helmet shells is pressure forming of the shells in a mold, from a stack of paraaramide fabric blanks with bonding resin. The manufacturers are known to use up to 16-24 layers of fabric with 220 to 300 g/m2 areal density, and bonding resin in about 14-20% of the total shell weight. The stack of blanks soaked with resin is pressed in a mold at about 30-40 Kg/cm2 pressure at temperature suitable for the resin polymerization. The obtained shells have more than 8-9 Kg/m2 areal density, 7.5-9 mm thickness, and the shell weight is not less than 0.850 Kg.
- In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a shell for ballistic helmet formed from a plurality of paraaramide fabric layers and bonding resin. The fabric layers have areal density less than 200 g/m2, the shell has average thickness less than 6.5 mm and average areal density less than 7.5 Kg/m2. Preferably, part of the fabric layers have areal density less than 160 g/m2, while the rest fabric layers have areal density between 200 and 160 g/m2. The number of paraaramide layers should be greater than 28, preferably not less than 33, more preferably 38 and more, at least part of the layers having areal density not exceeding 160 g/m2.
- Preferably, the bonding resin constitutes less than 12% of the shell weight.
- The present invention is based on a surprising discovery of the inventors that, if in a shell for a ballistic helmet formed from a plurality of paraaramide fabric layers and bonding resin, considerably greater number of layers is used than that known heretofore with a lower areal density (weight) of the layers than that typically used in the practice, the shell yields the required ballistic protection at lighter weight than conventional helmet shells, or better ballistic protection with the same shell weight. Another contributing factor is the usage of layers with different areal density.
- According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for the production of shells for ballistic helmets from a plurality of layers as described above, the method including pressing and bonding the plurality of layers at pressure equal to or above 150 Kg/cm2, preferably above 300 Kg/cm2.
- The composition and method of production according to the present invention provide for lighter helmets with better ballistic protection qualities. For example, a shell with less than 0.7 Kg weight and level of protection higher than V50=2000 ft/sec can be manufactured.
- One example of the material used for the production of a shell according to the present invention is a material made of 38-40 layers of KEVLAR®-KM2 and/or other paraaramide fabric having areal density respectively 155 g/m2 and 195 g/m2 and bound by bonding resin of about 10-12% of the shell weight. The KEVLAR®-KM2 fabric is used mainly in the external layers of the shell.
- The above shell structure is manufactured by pressing the stack of blanks to 6 mm thickness using pressures of 150 to 300 Kg/cm2.
- A prototype ballistic helmet shell with the inventive structure, manufactured by the above method weights 0.7 Kg and provides for level of protection V50=2000 ft/sec. The area of the shell is about 0.1 m2. The average areal density of the shell is 0.7/0.1=7 Kg/m2, and the protection coefficient is 2000/7=286.
Claims (14)
1. Shell for ballistic helmet formed from a plurality of paraaramide fabric layers and bonding resin, wherein said fabric layers have areal density equal or less than 200 g/m2, said shell has average thickness less than 6.5 mm and average areal density less than 7.5 Kg/m2.
2. Shell according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of said fabric layers has areal density less than 160 g/m2.
3. Shell according to claim 1 , wherein part of said fabric layers have areal density less than 160 g/m2 and the rest fabric layers have areal density between 200 and 160 g/m2.
4. Shell according to claim 2 , wherein part of said paraaramide fabric layers are KEVLAR-KM2®.
5. Shell according to claim 1 , wherein said bonding resin constitutes less than 12% of the shell weight.
6. Shell according to claim 1 , wherein said plurality of layers is greater than 28.
7. Shell according to claim 6 , wherein said plurality of layers is not less than 33.
8. Shell according to claim 7 , wherein said plurality of layers is not less than 38.
9. Shell for ballistic helmet formed from a plurality of paraaramide fabric layers and bonding resin, wherein said plurality of layers is greater than 28 and said shell has average thickness less than 6.5 mm.
10. Shell for ballistic helmet formed from a plurality of paraaramide fabric layers and bonding resin, wherein said plurality of layers is not less than 38.
11. Shell for ballistic helmet formed from a plurality of paraaramide fabric layers and bonding resin, wherein said fabric layers have areal density less than 200 g/m2, and said plurality of layers is greater than 28.
12. Shell for ballistic helmet formed from a plurality of paraaramide fabric layers and bonding resin, wherein said plurality of layers is greater than 28 and said shell has average areal density less than 7.0 Kg/m2.
13. Method for production of shell for ballistic helmet according to anyone of the preceding claims, including pressing and bonding of said plurality of layers at pressure equal or above 150 Kg/cm2.
14. Method according to claim 12 , wherein said pressure is equal or above 300 Kg/cm2.
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US20120047635A1 (en) * | 2009-02-13 | 2012-03-01 | Kuji Sports Ltd | Deformable safety helmet |
US10081159B2 (en) * | 2014-12-05 | 2018-09-25 | Honeywell International Inc. | Materials gradient within armor for balancing the ballistic performance |
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US20080141428A1 (en) * | 2004-06-03 | 2008-06-19 | Yoav Kapah | Cooling System for Body Armour |
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